//------------------------------// // End of Light // Story: Kingdom of Monsters // by hielispace //------------------------------// Kingdom of monsters Chapter 15 End of Light Eclipse laughed to herself as she prepared her spell. It took every last drop of dark magic she could muster along with alot of blood from each of her primary slaves, but it was worth it. With this, I can make new monsters without using that inconvenient cave. Eclipse thought as the spell completed. A object made of pure darkness formed into the shape of a tear. It was so dark that just being in it’s presence made Eclipse even stronger. ”Shade, get in here!” Eclipse called to the prince. A pillar of dark fire erupted in front of the master. ”What do you need? master Eclipse,” The shadow dragon said as he felt the power of the artifact Eclipse just made. And what is that?” ”That is something that, if it makes contact with a pony, will improve them, much like the cave did, I call it, The Drop of Darkness. As for my request, I want you to go to the empire and convince cadance and Shining to touch it, drinking it is preferable, it makes it stronger,” The queen said as she wrapped the artifact in her tail and handed it to Shade. ”Sure, why not?” Shade said nonchalantly as he burst into flame. Cadance and Shining were enjoying their restful day when a guard burst into the room. “Your majesties, Queen Chrysalis is at our border and requests council.” The guard said painting. “I think we should let her in,” Candace said to her husband. “Why? She tried to turn me into a mindless slave!” Shining said back. “We also blasted her with a giant love spell, this is the last place she wants to be. If she is asking for help, it must be bad for her, too,” Candace responded and Shining, after taking a second nodded his head. “Guard, let her in,” Shining said, the guard returned soon after with the Changeling Queen. “Thank you for helping me,” was the first thing said. After a long pause she said, “I need your help with a choice I have to make.” “What is it?” Candace asked. “Simple, a dark force has risen and it will make us it’s mindless slaves,” The queen said. “Unless…” Shining trailed off expecting an answer. “Unless we join it willingly, so that is my choice be mindless or be evil,” Chrysalis said grimly. “And before you say anything, what I did on that day was so my people didn’t starve.” “I assume we have to make this choice as well,” Cadence said. “Yes,” Crysalis replied. There was a long time where no one spoke. To shocked at what has been laid out in front of them. Until it was clear which choice they were going to make. “So, you want me to get the artifact with which to turn as to darkness?” the changeling asked with a sigh. “Yes,” Shining and Candace said together. Chrysalis left and returned with the Tear of Darkness in her magic. She dipped it into the tea in front of them and it turned jet black. “On three, we all drink,” The queen said. Everyone nodded. “One, Two, Three!” They all shouted at once as they drank the dark liquid. Shining felt a bolt of power run through him. It shook his very being. It made him want to throw up. A another bolt hit him. And his legs gave out. Bolt after bolt hit his body as it changed. His legs disappeared and he grew scales. His now scaly body grew and his hooves became claws. The bolts slowed down and he grew carnivorous teeth. Water started to leak from his body until he was covered with it. His eyes turned dark as a leviathan was born into the world. Cadance felt a sharp pain in her wings. As she cried out in pain. The wings in question became attached to her front hooves. Her screaming continued as she grew talons. Her fur became feathers and her tail fell off, no longer needed. Fanhs grew from her screeching mouth. Her name Became a pattern of feathers and darkness as the first harpy was made. Chrysalis smiled as her eyes became like Sombra’s. Her shredded mane became a fountain of a slow moving and black liquid. The rest of her remained static like what was promised in the deal she made. “I assume this is to your liking, Shade,” The darkened changeling leader said. ”Yes, and thank you for making that deal, it made my life easier,” Shade said as he entered the room. He noted that the two others were looking at them. ”You two, what are your names? They were both speechless as they tried to wrap their heads around what just happened.  As his scales started to turn blue he said,”Tide Scale, my prince,” The leviathan said as his eyes became the eyes of shadow and he started to hover off of the ground and his body flowed as if it were swimming. A mark of water shattering a shield appeared on his forehead as he was fully committed to the darkness. The harpies wings became jet black and her other feathers became blue as she screeched in a high pitched yell, ”Sharp Feather.” After she said this, a ravens tail grew and her eyes became dark. a small beak formed on her mouth and a mark of a feather stabbing a crystal heart formed on her wings. ”Very well, now, you three, go convert the empire, I will be here to help,” the prince said as he grabbed the tear and teleported it away.